StoryCorps

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“You walked right by me like I was a ghost.”

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“You walked right by me like I was a ghost.”

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“I remember feeling so in the dark as a student.”

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“I remember feeling so in the dark as a student.”

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“We looked like a very scary situation coming in there. And we turned into a party people wanted to join.”

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“We looked like a very scary situation coming in there. And we turned into a party people wanted to join.”

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“I knew I was a girl. And so that weekend, I got to be me.”

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“I knew I was a girl. And so that weekend, I got to be me.”

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“This year, I'm the age she was when she disappeared.”

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“This year, I'm the age she was when she disappeared.”

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“I sat up in my bed and I was immediately engulfed in fear."

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“I sat up in my bed and I was immediately engulfed in fear."

Stories of Hope and Renewal

Find comfort in these inspiring voices.

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Marking the Distance

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"It was so hard to watch these babies—they would have tremors; they’re inconsolable. And we couldn’t fix it."

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"It was so hard to watch these babies—they would have tremors; they’re inconsolable. And we couldn’t fix it."

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“When I took you home, I didn’t know how to feel.”

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“When I took you home, I didn’t know how to feel.”

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“It was our third date before we saw each other dressed.”

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“It was our third date before we saw each other dressed.”

Animated Shorts

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Chloe Longfellow

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Just Like Yesterday

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The Spirit of Generosity

Stories celebrating kindness and forgiveness.

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“I went through 39 years of incarceration because of some things that you put in motion.”

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“I went through 39 years of incarceration because of some things that you put in motion.”

Rickey Jackson, convicted of a murder he didn’t commit, talks with Eddie Vernon, the man whose false testimony led to Rickey’s incarceration.

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Julio Diaz

Julio Diaz recalls his unusual response to being held up at knifepoint as he was returning home from work. Presented with Upworthy, he is, #WhoWeAre.

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"You can hear the shopping cart coming down the sidewalk."

Herman Travis speaks with his neighbor Robert Cochran about delivering food to elderly and disabled residents of his housing complex.

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A Second Chance

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A Second Chance

While serving time for robbing a bank, Darius Clark Monroe decided to made the decision to apologize to the people who were there that day, including David Ned. Seventeen years later, they sat down for a conversation.